Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Obama Lies About His Spies’ Intel on the ISIS

Independent Sentinel

 
"Mr. Obama is blaming the intelligence community for his refusal to deal with the ISIS. Everyone in the world – literally everyone – knows he refused to act on ISIS. It was him and him alone. Nothing could move Mr. Obama. It took the beheadings of two Americans to force him to act.
No one would believe the intelligence community underestimated the ISIS. Mr. Obama underestimated the ISIS.

"In an interview aired Sunday night on 60 minutes with Steve Kroft, Mr. Obama blamed the intelligence community for underestimating ISIS.
“Well, I think our head of the intelligence community, Jim Clapper, has acknowledged that I think they underestimated what had been taking place in Syria,” Obama told Steve Kroft of 60 Minutes.
Obama added that the U.S. must help “come up with political solutions in Iraq and Syria in particular, but in the Middle East generally, that arise in an accommodation between Sunni and Shia populations that right now are the biggest cause of conflict — not just in the Middle East, but in the world.”
Kroft said, “You mentioned James Clapper, the Director of National Intelligence. I mean, he didn’t just say that we underestimated ISIL. He said we overestimated the ability and the will of our allies, the Iraqi Army, to fight.”
Obama replied, “That’s true. That’s absolutely true.”
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 "He blamed Benghazi on an Internet video:"
 

Oklahoma Terror and Gun Control

American Thinker  "The horrible murder and beheading of an innocent woman in Oklahoma, committed by a recent Muslim convert, is being studiously ignored by the mainstream media.  As has been pointed out by a number of conservative commentators on AT and elsewhere, the Left cannot countenance the obvious connection between the Oklahoma killer and the actions of Muslim terrorists in the Middle East.  But the Oklahoma murder doesn’t just undermine the Leftist narrative of Muslims as a persecuted minority, rather than as assertive, and sometimes aggressive proselytizers. It also presents a problem on the issue of gun control, as the killer was brought down by a citizen (maybe using a so-called assault weapon) rather than by a small army of SWAT officers. This combination could be the perfect storm for two of the Left’s cherished ideas -- that Islam is the “religion of peace,” and gun control."... More
Political Cartoons by Chip Bok
 When seconds count, the police are only minutes away…

The more people who see Elbert Guillory’s latest video, the better

Bookworm Room  " I’ve been a fan of Elbert Guillory since May 2013, when he was still a Democrat. Given how much I liked him, I was not surprised when he announced that he was leaving the Democrat party.

"Guillory’s explanation for his decision to switch party affiliations ought to be seen by every black person — heck, by every person — in America. Because Guillory’s views about politics, about the relationship between citizens and government, and about the crushing burden the welfare state has placed on blacks are so beautifully developed, I was delighted to learn that he’d formed a PAC: Free At Last"

"Acting through his PAC, Guillory has just released a new video attacking Mary Landrieu. This, however, is not an ordinary political attack ad. Instead, Guillory asks Louisiana blacks the same question Reagan asked Americans: “Are you better off now?” In 1980, Americans, after looking  back at four years of Jimmy Carter, answered “no.” Guillory asks Louisiana’s blacks to look back at eighteen years of Mary Landrieu and answer “no” too.

"The only problem I can see with Guillory’s most recent video is one of dissemination. I have no idea whether Free At Last has developed a sufficiently good communications network to get this video in front of those black voters who, like sheep, keep sending a Democrat to Congress, no matter that their lives degrade, as she lives ever higher on the hog.  This video will certainly appeal to and be seen by those blacks who have already recognized that the Democrat party thrives only when blacks wither, but will it be seen by the withering blacks?  (Emphasis mine, TD)

"All we can ask is that as many people as possible share this video through social media. The six degrees of separation that is all social media might just be enough to put Guillory’s words in front of those who need to hear them most: American blacks suffering under the jack-booted rule of Democrat overseers who keep them in servitude so as to harvest their votes."
 

Better think real hard before carrying that pro-socialism banner

 
Back in the era of the USSR (one 'S" stood for "Socialist") this is what their stores looked like under communist socialism. Raw footage with no commentary so you may prefer turning the sound down


 


 

Tuesday, September 30, 2014

News from the Beheaders of America

From Weasel Zippers

Prosecutor Says Oklahoma Beheading Suspect Was Motivated By Racism, Not Islam: “This Is About Him Not Liking White People”…

I'd say his choice of violence was definitely Islamic, wouldn't you?

... "An Oklahoma man apparently uttered Arabic words during an attack in which he allegedly severed a co-worker’s head, and had “some sort of infatuation with beheadings,” but the killing appeared to have more to do with the man’s suspension from his job than his recent conversion to Islam, a prosecutor said Tuesday.

Well, was he shouting "Allahu Akbar!" or "This is for Trayvon"?

"Alton Nolen, 30, could face the death penalty after being charged with first-degree murder in the attack Thursday that authorities say appears to have been an act of revenge for a co-worker’s complaint that got him suspended.

"The FBI also is investigating the attack, given Nolen’s interest in beheadings and a recent surge in Middle East violence." ...

Man Who Allegedly Threatened Women With Beheading In OK Says He Was ‘Joking’
... "According to an incident report from OKC PD, the victim was wearing a star of David necklace and following a remark on that, Muriithi allegedly told the victim he was Muslim and affiliated with ISIS, and that they “killed Christians by cutting off their heads.” He then made a suggestion that he “was going to wait until she got off work and cut her head off” and then post it on Facebook." ...

Can't anybody here take a joke? You know we Islamists are always clowning around!

Occupy Member Arrested For Threatening To Bomb University, Rape And Decapitate Female Students

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That’s Derrick Dawon Burns in the middle in the blue shirt.
 
... "Postal workers discovered seven handwritten letters in postal sorting machines and collection boxes titled “The War on SIUC” or “The War on SIU,” court documents say. Another letter was directed to the FBI, and university police, staff, and students. “These letters collectively included various threats to rape and murder, to blow up buildings, and to cause major damage to property,” according to court documents.

"One letter included threats to rape and decapitate female students, and said, “Give me $50 million or SIU is history,” court documents say." ...

 

Rosie O'Donnell: Penalizing Muslim NFL Player 'Propels Us to War'



"According to View co-host and 9/11 truther Rosie O'Donnell, a Muslim NFL player being penalized for praying after a touchdown is the kind of thing that "propels us to war." Talking to the other women of the show about Kansas City Chiefs safety Husain Abdullah, Whoopi Goldberg wondered if Americans are "feeding into Muslim fear."

"Somehow extrapolating from a single penalty in one football game, O'Donnell responded, "Yes. I think as a nation we are. I think that, you know, it propels us to war. You have to rally the country in order to bomb a country that did nothing to you and you need to rally them and so that's what I think that was." [MP3 audio here.] ISIS did "nothing" to us? (The NFL has since stated that Abdullah shouldn't have been flagged.) She added, "Anyone is allowed to represent their joy in whatever way possible for two minutes on a football field and I think it's anti-Muslim bias."

NFL: Chiefs safety Husain Abdullah should not have been penalized
NFL: Chiefs' Abdullah should not have been penalized
 
"Rule 12, Section 3, Article 1 (d) states 'players are prohibited from engaging in any celebrations or demonstrations while on the ground.' However, the officiating mechanic in this situation is not to flag a player who goes to the ground as part of religious expression, and as a result, there should have been no penalty on the play."

President Obama and his intelligence service; commentary


Red State

Gee, How Could President Obama Possibly Have Underestimated ISIS?   "In case you missed it, on 60 Minutes Sunday, President Obama threw the intelligence community under the bus by claiming that Jim Clapper, et al dropped the ball in assessing the threat that ISIS posed. This is not the first time Obama has tried to blame his subordinates for providing him with faulty information about ISIS." ...

From Lucianne:


Report: Obama Has Missed over Half His Second-Term Daily Intel Briefings  ...“I think our head of the intelligence community, Jim Clapper, has acknowledged that I think they underestimated what had been taking place in Syria,” said Obama.

"According to Daily Beast reporter Eli Lake, members of the Defense establishment were “flabbergasted” by Obama’s attempt to shift blame. "
Political Cartoons by Lisa Benson
Obama Was Warned Repeatedly of Consequences of Withdrawal from Iraq   ... "Adm. Michael Mullen said the consequences of setting a timeline could be “very dangerous” in a 2008 Fox News Sunday interview, and retired Gen. Jack Keane said in 2011 that the Obama administration was “taking steps towards losing this peace” in Iraq with full withdrawal of troops.

“ 'When we walk away at the end of conflicts, it has a tendency not to work,” Keane said." 

 
Obama has had accurate intelligence about ISIS since BEFORE the 2012 election, says administration insider  ..." 'Unless someone very senior has been shredding the president's daily briefings and telling him that the dog ate them, highly accurate predictions about ISIL have been showing up in the Oval Office since before the 2012 election,' said a national security staffer in the Obama administration who is familiar with the content of intelligence briefings." ...

David Limbaugh: Obama's Narcissism a Threat to National Security   ... "This undeniable character trait was on full display in his interview with Steve Kroft of "60 Minutes," in the sense that he simply cannot entertain the possibility, much less -- infinitely less -- admit the possibility that he has made a mistake or exercised poor judgment." ...
 
Political Cartoons by Steve Kelley
 
 
Political Cartoons by Bob Gorrell
 
 
President Obama Needs to Stop Blaming People for ISIS   ... "Frankly, I'm surprised that the White House press corps didn't stand up and give Mr. Karl a standing ovation.   Mr. Karl deserved it!
We are down to two explanations on this matter:
1) President Obama does not read intel reports or questions the people presenting the information.  We've all seen a boss like this before.  You put a memo on his desk, and he never gets to it!  Of course, in the real world, those bosses get fired for incompetence.  They don't have "yes we can" screamers making excuses for them.
2) President Obama chose not to pay attention because these reports challenged the talking points about "ending wars."
Again, we have either an incompetent president who does not read memos or one who is reckless by putting politics over our national security.
There is no other explanation.  He is "in over his head," or he has engaged in a massive cover-up that will get some Americans killed.  What else could it be?"  Full article...

Thomas Sowell on Obama’s Transparency and Other Things

Random thoughts by Thomas Sowell  ... "The biggest issue in this fall’s election is whether the Obama administration will end when Barack Obama leaves the White House or whether it will continue on, by appointing federal judges with lifetime appointments who share President Obama’s contempt for the Constitution. Whether such judges will be confirmed by the Senate depends on whether the Senate continues to be controlled by Democratic majority leader Harry Reid." ...
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"Who says the Obama administration is not transparent? They are constantly telling our enemies overseas when we will pull out our troops and where we will not put boots on the ground."  More...
 
..."I must have heard the word “diversity” proclaimed in ringing tones as a great benefit to society at least a thousand times — and probably closer to a million — without even once hearing a speck of evidence provided or even suggested as a way to test whether that is true or false."

Obama will pay a price for blaming intelligence services for ISIS failures. The only question is how high it will be.

 
Be sure to read this excellent piece:
 
Thomas Lifson  "President Obama’s 60 Minutes interview, taped last Friday and aired Sunday, is turning out to be a disaster for him, and may even be a tipping point of sorts. There are six dimensions to the disaster." 
 
The UK Daily Mail made sure we all knew this:
A national security staffer in the Obama administration said the president has been seeing 'highly accurate predictions' about the rise of the ISIS terror army since 'before the 2012 election'
 ...
"Even Ron Fournier of the National Journal (and former AP White House correspondent), no raging rightie, could not restrain himself, and tweeted:
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They Lost Their Bakery, Now Face Bankruptcy: Government’s ‘Discrimination’ Fine Brings Baker to Tears

Oppression by "tolerant" liberals in the "Land of the Free":

The Daily Signal   "A bakery owner in Oregon broke down in tears while discussing the fallout of her and her husband’s decision not to bake a wedding cake for a same-sex couple on the basis of their Christian beliefs."
 

 
"Earlier this year, the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries found “substantial evidence” that Aaron and Melissa Klein, owners of Sweet Cakes by Melissa, discriminated against the lesbian couple.
Oregon bakery owners face a $150,000 discrimination fine for not baking a wedding cake for lesbians.
"They now face a fine in excess of $150,000." ...
“It’s horrible to see your own government doing this to you,” says Aaron Klein of Sweet Cakes by Melissa.



Monday, September 29, 2014

"What does it say about our culture when the esteemed Metropolitan Opera succumbs to the most comfortable form of bigotry? "

 
 
 

About the opera, "The Death of Klinghoffer"  ... " First produced in Brussels and New York in 1991, the opera is based on the hijacking of the passenger liner Achille Lauro by the Palestine Liberation Front in 1985, and the hijackers' murder of wheelchair-bound Jewish-American passenger Leon Klinghoffer." ...

... "The dramatic expression of Palestinian historical grievances in a theatrical context was one source of accusations of 'sympathy' with Palestinian terrorism. Others accused the creators of anti-Semitism for their portrayal of fictional Jewish-American neighbours of the Klinghoffers, the Rumors, in a scene in the original version. The couple were characterized in a way many Jews believed to be offensive and inappropriately satirical. Following the American premiere, Adams deleted this scene while revising his opera for all future productions."
...So a line like this is to be understood: “Whenever poor men are gathered they can find Jews getting fat.” Gelb understands.
A blight at the opera   "The Met’s shameful exploitation of the murder of Leon Klinghoffer."
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... "In 2012, when Morris directed a London production of “The Death of Klinghoffer,” Bohn wrote an essay for the program. There, he draws lessons that parallel the opera’s amoral attempt to cast Klinghoffer’s murder in a rational light." ...

... "Judea Pearl, father of Daniel Pearl, the Wall Street Journal reporter slain by Al Qaeda in 2002, would be an ideal candidate. Here is some of what Pearl said at a protest rally last Monday:

“We do not stage operas for rapists and child molesters, and we do not compose symphonies for penetrating the minds of ISIS executioners.”


Op-Ed: At the Met, A Convenient Bigotry   ... "If bigotry is to be your life or your art, pick the safest bet, the Jews. Right, Jews don’t make trouble. We’re easy. We’re used to getting bullied.

"Now even in New York.    

"So the opera that’s the hottest ticket in New York is not “La Boheme” but rather “The Death of Klinghoffer,” and if you are new to this story let’s just say that this is a nasty piece of work that the Met is scheduled to stage in a few weeks. Proponents argue that it gives voice to the “other side,” those Palestinian Arab murderers. Their grievances must be heard and understood." ...

Recall…back in 1985 Palestinian Arab terrorists, the ISIS of yesterday and still today, hijacked the Achille Lauro cruise ship. They tossed Leon Klinghoffer overboard, a Jewish New Yorker, 69, and World War II hero -- while he was on deck sunbathing from his wheelchair. 

Their grievances? Infidels must submit.


Should New York Taxpayers Fund Pro-Terrorism and Anti-Semitism at the The Metropolitan Opera?
... "Some rightly fear that between this and the American Studies Association resolution, European style anti-Semitism thinly disguised as anti-Zionism is being pipelined into the United States." ...

 

The Moral Failures of Eric Holder

Michael Ramirez Cartoon
 
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"Eric Holder’s left many baleful legacies: being censured by the House of Representatives; withholding subpoenaed documents, proving untruthful about a failed gun-walking caper in Mexico; failing to enforce laws on the books, from immigration to the elements of the Affordable Care Act; illegally billing the government for his own private use of a government Gulfstream jet; snooping on Associated Press reporters; giving de facto exemptions to renegade IRS politicos; and trying to create civilian trials for terrorist killers like KSM, one of the architects of the 9/11 attacks. But he will be known mostly for re-teaching Americans to think of race as essential, not incidental, to our characters." ... 
 Political Cartoons by Gary Varvel
 
Political Cartoons by Bob Gorrell
 
Political Cartoons by Steve Kelley